DENMARK VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,417	55	23	+ 4,395
Tuberculosis	2	2,724	57	16	+ 2,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,524	6	2,244	+ 280
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,443	1	5,341	- 2,898
Stroke	5	2,220	5	3,662	- 1,442
Malaria	6	1,937	79	0	+ 1,937
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,566	33	213	+ 1,352
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,278	38	145	+ 1,133
Low Birth Weight	9	1,257	41	116	+ 1,140
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,028	10	1,284	- 256
Birth Trauma	11	977	56	21	+ 956
Hypertension	12	913	15	642	+ 271
Liver Disease	13	912	14	692	+ 219
Congenital Anomalies	14	714	36	153	+ 561
Kidney Disease	15	600	12	911	- 310
Maternal Conditions	16	566	64	2	+ 564
Lung Disease	17	530	3	4,387	- 3,857
Violence	18	528	47	63	+ 465
Suicide	19	342	16	617	- 276
Other Injuries	20	326	30	347	- 21
Pertussis	21	322	72	0	+ 322
Meningitis	22	293	52	25	+ 268
Asthma	23	285	44	82	+ 203
Malnutrition	24	266	59	14	+ 252
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	226	2	5,218	- 4,992
Inflammatory/Heart	26	215	31	284	- 69
Endocrine Disorders	27	204	19	575	- 371
Prostate Cancer	28	194	8	1,480	- 1,286
Cervical Cancer	29	192	37	153	+ 39
Liver Cancer	30	166	25	464	- 298
Measles	31	156	71	0	+ 156
Breast Cancer	32	155	9	1,299	- 1,143
Falls	33	146	22	541	- 395
Syphilis	34	104	70	0	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	103	32	216	- 113
Drownings	36	102	50	37	+ 65
Fires	37	88	49	53	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	87	7	2,147	- 2,060
Stomach Cancer	39	86	23	484	- 398
Epilepsy	40	74	40	125	- 51
Poisonings	41	69	62	6	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	42	68	17	600	- 532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	65	42	96	- 31
Drug Use	44	64	34	197	- 133
Lymphomas	45	60	13	730	- 670
Leukemia	46	56	20	558	- 502
Lung Cancers	47	53	4	3,721	- 3,669
Ovary Cancer	48	48	29	367	- 319
Alcohol	49	45	18	598	- 553
Skin Disease	50	45	45	79	- 34
Schistosomiasis	51	44	75	0	+ 44
Pancreas Cancer	52	41	11	1,096	- 1,055
Skin Cancers	53	35	26	388	- 353
Oral Cancer	54	32	28	371	- 339
Tetanus	55	23	68	0	+ 22
Encephalitis	56	19	67	1	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	57	19	24	477	- 457
Appendicitis	58	18	54	23	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	15	43	84	- 70
Uterin Cancer	60	14	35	156	- 141
Bladder Cancer	61	14	21	545	- 531
Hepatitis B	62	14	61	6	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	63	7	27	378	- 371
Upper Respiratory	64	7	58	15	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	65	7	76	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	39	132	- 128
Hepatitis C	67	2	60	9	- 6
Diphtheria	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 1
War	72	1	66	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	57	- 57
Anemia	82	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.